HTC One X vs Sony Xperia S Smartphone Specs & Features Comparison

Itching to buy the latest Android smartphone now? A few weeks earlier the answer would be Galaxy Note or Galaxy S II when it comes to Android smartphones but the definition is now changed as Sony Xperia S is already in market and HTC One X has just arrived with next generation specifications. The first quad core phone, HTC One X is out and at the same time its Sony Xperia S makes debut. Well One X certainly a boom to HTC Corporation, Xperia S on another is the debut of Sony standalone as the manufacturer. HTC One X is certainly much talked device which easily beats the current trending specifications of smartphones. Both Xperia S and One X are the flagship model of Sony and HTC brand and these two smartphones right now are the talk of the town.

Here in this article, we go down the wire for the comparison of HTC One X and Sony Xperia S smartphone. Do keep in mind that our comparison of Xperia S with Samsung Galaxy S II easily produced Xperia S as the winner which is the best Android smartphones of 2011.

The Sony Xperia S has 4.3 inches screen size as that of Galaxy S II but this comes with LED backlit LCD display providing better viewing angles. Again it’s a top class specification that Sony can come up with this latest flagship model thanks to Mobile BRAVIA Engine. While on the other side HTC One X comes out with 4.7 inches Super IPS LCD 2 display providing 1280 x 720 pixel display resolution. Xperia S provides better resolution with 1280 x 720 pixel display (same as that of HTC One X) and pixel density wise it holds the upper hand than HTC One X.

HTC One X though it has 312 ppi pixel density is way back than the Xperia S with 342 ppi which is also higher than the latest iPhone 4S which is known for the display screen.

We see both the phones comes with scratch resistant corning Gorilla Glass display which protects it’s from various scratches, minor cracks. It the matter of 4.3 inches vs the 4.7 inches display screen.

We know that HTC One X is the first smartphone to come out with a quad core processor and seriously this is something big achievement in the mobile industry. With HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III quad core processor and other phones on the line, Nokia CEO even asked does mobile needs quad core processor? But we all know why Nokia CEO is asking that question.

HTC One X is quite faster, speed and provides phenomenal performance with quad core processor clocked at 1.5 Ghz. Xperia S with dual core 1.5 Ghz processor is also a good processor and everyone knows what difference does quad core makes and so One X wins in the race of performance and power.

Sony Xperia S is with 12 mega pixel camera providing a maximum resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixel along with the features of autofocus and LED flash. The HTC One X comes with 8 mega pixel camera along with BSI sensor. One X phone on the other side includes dedicated camera button and the HTC Image Sense allows users to capture a photo while you are recording a video, continuous shooting mode to capture photos with multiple snapshots, auto flash smart and high quality slow motion video capture with playback. We have gone through the HTC One X 8 mega pixel camera review.

Both the phones have 1.3 mega pixel front facing camera which can be used for video calls and face to face voice chat. Other features such as geo tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama and image stabilization are commonly available in both the phones mentioned here. Xperia S comes with a physical shutter key and Sony talks about this phone that it can capture pictures within 1.5 seconds from standby mode which is quite faster than any other phone or digital cameras. Both the phones are capable of recording HD videos at 1080p with playback.

Certainly in comparison HTC One X is very good with good features and on other side Xperia S with 12 mega pixel camera provides amazing photos and video captures.

The distinguish between the two phones comes with what kind of operating system is right now present on both the phones. Sony did right in every department but when it comes to pre installed operating system it comes with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS rather than the latest being Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Though Sony has confirmed the Ice Cream Sandwich update for this phone, it’s the first impression which matters the most. The update will be rolled out soon within a month or two and the users are awaiting it since a month or two.

On the other side HTC One X clearly takes the leading advantage with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update which comes pre-installed with the device. The Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android phone brings a complete makeover with new design, user interface and various additional functions. Both the phones comes with access to Google Play Store which is rebranded name of Android Market to add various applications and widgets.

In terms of overall Android performance and work around we adjudge HTC One X with the best use of operating system.

The manufacturers are coming out with no micro SD card slot phones and they tend to provide storage through the internal memory. Surprise move from HTC and Sony as well but Samsung sticks with the basics. Both HTC One X and Sony Xperia S come with 1 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage capacity. 32 GB space is more than enough for any device.

Additionally HTC One X provides 25 GB of free Dropbox storage to the users who ever purchase this handset and this can be used to save all of your photos, videos to Dropbox. We adjudge both the phones on same levels in terms of internal storage.

Xperia S with 1750 mAh battery provides a continuous music playback time of around 25 hours and talk time of atleast 8 hours, standby time of 420 hours minimum. When going through the complete web browsing on full charge, it outcomes with 5.30 hours continuous operation.

While on the other side HTC One X comes with 1800 mAh battery with unspecified battery backup during several operation. But we are sure that this would give you enough power almost nearly equal to Xperia S or maybe more.

User Interface

Xperia S goes with Mobile BRAVIA Engine which is something we are hearing for least number of times. The HTC One X also introduces the new HTC Sense 4 user interface which introduces Image Sense allowing you to take great photos from your phone, authentic sound and various other features.

Network & Speed

Xperia S comes out with 14.4 HSDPA connectivity and HSUPA provides 5.7 Mbps speed. On the other side HTC One X comes with HSDPA connectivity with 21 Mbps maximum speed and the 4G LTE version of the phone is expected to arrive in various countries like United States and United Kingdom.

Xperia S smartphone is the use of newer microSIM which is less common than that of Galaxy S II with traditional SIM card slot. Xperia S making use of NFC provides smart tags which are special tags can be kept at various locations like car, office, bed room and whenever you enter that particular zone your profile would be changed accordingly.

HTC One X on the other side comes with the Beats Audio technology which enhances the sound out put from the handset but unfortunately this phone doesn’t come with Beats headset which is a great disappointment to the users.

Final Verdict

It’s already known that HTC One X wins in the race of processor, speed and performance with quad core processor but in comparison Sony Xperia S is also not bad in that area.

In the camera comparison, both have distinguish camera, HTC One X is superb HTC Image Sense with host of new features but Xperia S with 12 mega pixel is something we should talk about.

Android version right now makes a little difference but within few months Xperia S will also join the family of Android ICS phones.

Keeping all these aspects in mind, HTC One X is a superior device than Sony Xperia S.

8 Comments

BoringUselessGuy

June 24, 2012 at 6:00 pm

“Xperia S lacks Bluetooth connectivity whereas HTC One X does has it.”.. really ?? and you telling that you used these devices for a few days?? looks more like copy pasted from some other websites. else you would have known that Xperia also had BT.. only diff is HTC has v4 and S has 2.1..

I think you are crazy for HTC X, but the difference is after using HTC phones .. they are a kind of SHIT ! I love my Xperia S and i know its far far more superior than the HTC X Scrap …. After getting ICS we will re-run the comparisions…

Well… If Xperia S wont be fixed with ICS all those tiny bugs like No touch to focus in video is Crap! ICS must Fix this.! ADD touch to focus in video mode! Or else ICS is shit! camera department mus become better! like Sgs2 did and desire hd did…all do!